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W n n VM n@ Patented Oct. 18, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAUL O. UNGER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WILSON-JONES COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF i'J/IASSACHUSETTS RECORD BINDER Application filed December 1.1, 1930. Serial No. 501,553.

This invention relates to a record binder and concerns itself with a structure having a pintle slide for locking the impaling posts to the cover members.

One object of the invention in connection with such ay binder relates to aligning means for the posts so that the pintle slide may be readily engaged therewith.

Another object of the invention relates to the manner of mounting the impaling posts so that the loose sheets will be elevated from the rear end .of the book asthe same is opened in order to provide a flatter surface upon the sheets for making records and entries thereon.

When a record book of this type has been filled with sheets and it is desired to store the same away in order that the records may be preserved, it is desirable to permanently7 lock the binder from being opened for the removal of records.

Another feature of the invention resides in a permanent lock for locking the binder when the same is to be stored away.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combination of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

ln the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred form of this invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views:

Figure l is an enlarged transverse sectional view through a binder involving this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary and enlarged transverse sectional View showing the inder in opened position with the flexible posts flexed upwardly. y

Figure 3 is a fragmentary end elevational view of the binder. a

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view illustrating the aligning means.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 but illustrating parts in different positions.

Figure 6 is a part sectional, part elevational view illustratingthe aligning means, the section being taken along the line VI-VI of Fig. 5. i

Figure 7 is a fragmentary interior plan view illustrating the position of the pintle slide and the permanent lock when the binder is in use.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 illustrating the pintle slide in its inoper ative position.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 7 but illustrating the permanent lock inV its operative position when it is desired to store the binder away. v

Figure l0 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view talren upon the line X-X of Figure 7. l

Figure ll is a fragmentary interior plan view upon an enlarged scale, illustrating the normal position of the pintle slide and the lock therefor.

Figure l2 is a View similar to Figure 11 illustrating the pintle slide permanently i locked by the locking member.

According to this invention, the side or cover members l ef the binder have hinge plates attached to their lower ends. The hinge plates 2 are pivotally connected to Aa back plate 3 which forms a portion ofthe baclrof the record book. The pivotal connection is preferably eected by means of interengaging barrels and slots with a hinge rod extending through the barrels as is usual in V1 the art. As shown in the drawings, the hinge plates 2 are embedded in the cover members l and adjacent the hinge plates 2 there is one side of a casing 4. The other side of the casing 4 is positioned against the interior surface of the cover. The form of this casing member is best shown in Figure l0 and in referring to this ligure, it will be noted that these casings consist of sheet metal plates folded upon themselves with the part-s sufiiciently spaced apart to provide a passage for the pintle slide. The inner ends of the casings 4 are preferably made in a parti-cylin drical form as indicated at 5 and this particylindrical portion which may be termed a vbead is suitably slotted as indicated at 6 to receive the impaling posts 7. It will be noted that the bead 5 is eccentrically positioned with respect to the yhinge rod of the covers with the result that when the cover members are opened as shown in Figure 2, the binding posts 7 which are illustrated as flexible will flex upwardly and elevate the sheets so that as the book is opened a flatter surface will be presented to the sheets. Within each casing 4, there is a pintle slide 8. These pintle slides carry pins which are adapted to extend through the apertures in the ends of the impaling posts when the same are positioned in the notches 6 as is usual in the art.

These pintle slides are pulled outwardly as shown in Figure 8 when it is desired to disconnect the impaling posts for the removal or insertion of loose sheets. As a general rule, only one slide need be withdrawn at a time. When it is desired to assemble the binder, the covers will be closed, and the pintle slide which has been disconnected from the posts will be shifted to its operati-ve position to engage the impaling posts with its cover. Hereto ore, a great deal of difculty has been encountered in properly aligning the impaling posts with respect to the cover so that the pintle slide can be quickly actuated for engaging the posts with the cover without reuirinfr a huntinCr action. This invention is desired to eliminate all such hunting action that has heretofore been necessary for aligning the impaling posts with the Vpintles on the slides.` To this end, aligning abutments 9 have been provided upon the back 3 of the record' book a short distance rearwardlyl of the hinge joint of the cover. The aligning abutments 9 may be formed in any suitable manner. As illustrated, they are shown as formed upon the back plateY 3, one back of each post. When one of the pintle slides has been drawn outwardly to disconnect the impaling 'posts with the cover member for the insertion of new leaves, and it is desired to lre-assemble the parts, the following opera- 'tion takes place. Assuming that the upper slide is in its inoperative position and the cover is swung upwardly to its verticall position as shown in Figure 4 the impaling posts will strike the joint between the cover and the back and become temporarily aligned. However, as the cover is moved downwardly as shown in Figure 5, the hinge joint Qwill ride over the top of the impaling posts and Yas the cover is finally swung downwardly to lie fiat upon the leaves, the abutments 9 will be moved substantially against the impaling posts or sufficiently close to properly align the same so that when the cover has been swung downwardly, the pintle slide may be readily shifted to its operative position and engage the pintles thereon with the impaling posts without requiring a hunting Vaction. With reference to Figure l, it will be noted that the ends of the posts are adjacent the aligning abutment 9 when the binder is closed. It will, ofcourse, be understood that each slot in the casings that receives an impalin post has a proper aligning abutment there or.

When the record book has been filled and the records or data upon the sheets become temporarily obsolete but it is nevertheless desired to preserve the binder in the event that some of the old records may later be desired, it is desirable to permanently lock the binder in its closed position. To this end', each pintle slide 8 is provided with a cut-out or recessed portion l() in its outer edge as shown more clearly in Figures 7 to 9. A spring plate ll which has a portion thereof secured or welded in a depression in the top of the casing is designedy to t into the recess 10 for permanently locking the pintle slides against operation. To this end the front portion of the depression has an opening communicating with the interior of the Casing as shown more clearly in dotted lines in Figure 1l. Upon the front end of each pintle slide, there is a small screw l2 which prevents the slide from being pushed inwardly sufficiently far to engage the spring detent ll with the recess l0 as shown in Figure 7. However, when the screw l2 is removed, the pintle slide 8 may be pushed inwardly sufliciently far so that the detent 11 will readily snap into the recess l0 as shown in Figure 9 forY permanently locking the pintle slides 'against operation.

In the present embodiment of this invention, the impaling posts 13V are illustrated as being flexible so that the same can flex upwardly as shown in Figure 2 when the binder is opened, in order to provide a flat surface upon the sheets. However, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the use of flexibleV posts as rigid posts may be used even though the sheets may not be raised as high thereby.

This invention greatly improves record binders in the provision of a structure which can be opened so as to provide a flatter surface for the sheets; in which there are aligning abutments for properly aligning the impaling posts so that they can be quickly engaged by the pintle slides when the book has been closed and which is equipped with a permanent locking feature for locking the slides when it is desired to store the binder away. It will be appreciated that the improvements involve very simple but nevertheless ingenious features .for obtaining the desired results.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting thepatent granted hereon otherwise than is necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention: l. In a record binder comprising a back member and cover members hinged to said back member, a plurality of impaling posts connectible and disconnectible from one cover member by means of a pintle slide, aligning abutments for each impaling post secured upon the back of the record book for aligning the posts when the covers are in closed position.

2. In a record binder comprising a back member and cover members hinged to said back member, impaling posts pivotally connected to one cover member, a pintle slide associated with the other cover member for engaging the impaling posts thereto, and aligning members on said back member for aligning the impaling posts when said cover members are in closed position.

3. In a record binder comprising a back member and a pair of cover members hinged to the back member, a plurality of impaling posts pivotally connected to one cover member, a pintle slide carried by the other cover member for connecting and disconnecting the impaling posts therewith, and aligning abutments carried by the back member adjacent said other cover member and adapted Vfor aligninef said posts when the binder is closed.

4. In a record binder of the class described comprising a back member and a pair of cover members hinged to said back member, a plurality of impaling posts secured to one cover member, means for removably attaching said posts to the other cover member and means for aligning said posts with respect to said other cover member comprising aligning p members engageable with said posts.

5. In a record binder having impaling posts and a pintle slide on oneV cover member for engaging the impaling posts therewith, said pintle slide having a notch and said cover member having a yielding detent normally overlying said pintle slide, said pintle slide having a. removable member adapted to abut a portion of said cover to limit the movement of said slide and prevent engagement of said notch with said detent and allowing said detent to engage said slot when said member is removed.

6. In a record binder embodying a pair of cover members, impaling posts attached to one cover member, a pintle slide upon the other cover member for engaging the free ends of said impaling posts therewith, said pintle slide having a notch, a yielding detent secured to said other cover member and normally overlapping said pintle slide rearwardly of said notch, and a removable member in the forward end of said pintle slide Jfor limiting the inward movement thereof for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Chicago, Cook County,

Illinois.

PAUL C. UNGER. 

